Softball vs Western Carolina on 2/24/2026 - Box Score - Gardner-Webb University Athletics

2/24/2026

Brinkley Stadium

3 pm

Western Carolina

7-3

Final

Gardner-Webb

10-5

Team	1st innning 1	2nd innning 2	3rd innning 3	4th innning 4	5th innning 5	6th innning 6	7th innning 7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Western Carolina	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	7	5	1
Gardner-Webb	3	4	0	1	0	2	X	10	11	1

Win: Frye, Hannah (3-5)Loss: Amanda Fulton (3-2)

Scoring Summary

Team	WCU	GWU
1st S. Dirks reached on a throwing error by 3b, advanced to third; T. Waitley scored, unearned.	1	0
1st M. McPherson grounded out to ss, RBI; S. Dirks scored.	2	0
1st STIDHAM, A singled through the left side, 2 RBI; KNIGHT, M advanced to second; COLLEY, C scored; MCLAUGHLIN scored, unearned.	2	2
1st DREHER, T doubled to left center, RBI; STIDHAM, A advanced to third; KNIGHT, M scored.	2	3
2nd T. Waitley singled up the middle, RBI; L. Bell advanced to second; C. Marks advanced to third; T. Stewman scored.	3	3
2nd S. Dirks homered to left center, 4 RBI; T. Waitley scored; L. Bell scored; C. Marks scored.	7	3
2nd COLLIER, R singled to left field, RBI; MCLAUGHLIN advanced to second; DEATON, L scored.	7	4
2nd STIDHAM, A doubled to left center, RBI; COLLIER, R advanced to third; MCLAUGHLIN scored.	7	5
2nd DREHER, T doubled to right center, 2 RBI; STIDHAM, A scored; COLLIER, R scored.	7	7
4th STIDHAM, A flied out to lf, SF, RBI; COLLIER, R scored.	7	8
6th STIDHAM, A homered to left field, 2 RBI; FRESCHI, B scored.	7	10

Western Carolina

Player	Pos	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB
Lily Bell	2B	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
Taylor Waitley	C	3	2	1	1	1	0	0
Sydney Dirks	LF	4	2	1	4	0	0	0
Maya McPherson	3B	4	0	0	1	0	1	2
Becka Wonsick	DH	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
Tate Stewman	1B	3	1	1	0	0	0	0
Emma Kindle	PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Courtney Marks	CF	2	1	0	0	1	0	0
Rylee Butler	RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1
Kayden Lyda	SS	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Autumn Russell	PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Briony Bunsic	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Amanda Fulton	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		29	7	5	6	2	3	3

Batting

2B: Tate Stewman (1)

HR: Sydney Dirks (1)

Baserunning

Fielding

E: Maya McPherson (1)

Gardner-Webb

Player	Pos	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB
McLaughlin, A	SS	2	2	1	0	1	0	1
Colley, Caitlin	3B	4	1	1	0	0	0	1
Collier, Reese	2B	4	2	2	1	0	0	0
Knight, Maggie	1B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
Freschi, Brooke	PR	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Stidham, Alli	P/DH	3	2	3	6	0	0	0
Dreher, Taylor	DH/C	4	0	2	3	0	0	0
Tineo, Jailyn	RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1
Yeary, Haley	RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Spainhower, L	CF	2	0	0	0	1	0	2
Deaton, Lilly	LF	2	1	1	0	1	0	0
Levy, Cora	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Frye, Hannah	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		28	10	11	10	3	1	5

Batting

2B: Collier, Reese (1); Stidham, Alli (1); Dreher, Taylor (2)

HR: Stidham, Alli (1)

SH: McLaughlin, Annicka (1)

SF: Stidham, Alli (1)

Baserunning

SB: Freschi, Brooke (1)

Fielding

E: Colley, Caitlin (1)

DP: Colley, Caitlin (1); Knight, Maggie (1)

Western Carolina

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	AB	BF	FO	GO
Briony Bunsic	2.0	8	7	6	1	0	15	16	5	1
Amanda Fulton	4.0	3	3	3	2	1	13	17	6	5
Totals		11	10	9	3	1	28	33	11	6

Gardner-Webb

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	AB	BF	FO	GO
Stidham, Alli	2.0	3	7	6	2	1	11	13	2	3
Frye, Hannah	5.0	2	0	0	0	2	18	18	5	7
Totals		5	7	6	2	3	29	31	7	10

Win: Frye, Hannah (3-5)

Loss: Amanda Fulton (3-2)

Western Carolina

Final

Gardner-Webb

Western Carolina - Top of 1st

Plays	WCU	GWU
L. Bell lined out to 3b.	0	0
T. Waitley walked.	0	0
S. Dirks reached on a throwing error by 3b, advanced to third; T. Waitley scored, unearned.	1	0
M. McPherson grounded out to ss, RBI; S. Dirks scored.	2	0
B. Wonsick grounded out to p.	2	0
2 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error, 0 Left on Base

Gardner-Webb - Bottom of 1st

Plays	WCU	GWU
MCLAUGHLIN walked.	2	0
COLLEY, C singled down the lf line; MCLAUGHLIN advanced to second.	2	0
COLLIER, R lined out to lf.	2	0
KNIGHT, M reached on a fielder's choice; COLLEY, C advanced to second; MCLAUGHLIN advanced to third on a fielding error by 3b.	2	0
STIDHAM, A singled through the left side, 2 RBI; KNIGHT, M advanced to second; COLLEY, C scored; MCLAUGHLIN scored, unearned.	2	2
DREHER, T doubled to left center, RBI; STIDHAM, A advanced to third; KNIGHT, M scored.	2	3
TINEO, J popped up to ss.	2	3
SPAINHOWER grounded out to 3b.	2	3
3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error, 2 Left on Base

Western Carolina - Top of 2nd

Plays	WCU	GWU
T. Stewman doubled to right center.	2	3
C. Marks walked.	2	3
R. Butler struck out swinging.	2	3
K. Lyda fouled out to p.	2	3
L. Bell reached on a fielder's choice; C. Marks advanced to second; T. Stewman advanced to third.	2	3
T. Waitley singled up the middle, RBI; L. Bell advanced to second; C. Marks advanced to third; T. Stewman scored.	3	3
S. Dirks homered to left center, 4 RBI; T. Waitley scored; L. Bell scored; C. Marks scored.	7	3
M. McPherson grounded out to 1b unassisted.	7	3
5 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Gardner-Webb - Bottom of 2nd

Plays	WCU	GWU
DEATON, L singled to shortstop.	7	3
MCLAUGHLIN singled to third base; DEATON, L advanced to second.	7	3
COLLEY, C fouled out to rf; DEATON, L advanced to third.	7	3
COLLIER, R singled to left field, RBI; MCLAUGHLIN advanced to second; DEATON, L scored.	7	4
KNIGHT, M flied out to lf.	7	4
STIDHAM, A doubled to left center, RBI; COLLIER, R advanced to third; MCLAUGHLIN scored.	7	5
DREHER, T doubled to right center, 2 RBI; STIDHAM, A scored; COLLIER, R scored.	7	7
TINEO, J flied out to rf.	7	7
4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Western Carolina - Top of 3rd

Plays	WCU	GWU
STIDHAM, A to dh.	7	7
DREHER, T to c.	7	7
/ for LEVY, C.	7	7
FRYE, H to p.	7	7
B. Wonsick grounded out to ss.	7	7
T. Stewman flied out to rf.	7	7
C. Marks grounded out to ss.	7	7
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Gardner-Webb - Bottom of 3rd

Plays	WCU	GWU
A. Fulton to p for B. Bunsic.	7	7
SPAINHOWER grounded out to 3b.	7	7
DEATON, L walked.	7	7
MCLAUGHLIN grounded out to ss, SAC, bunt; DEATON, L advanced to second.	7	7
COLLEY, C flied out to rf.	7	7
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Western Carolina - Top of 4th

Plays	WCU	GWU
R. Butler flied out to cf.	7	7
K. Lyda struck out swinging.	7	7
L. Bell lined out to 3b.	7	7
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Gardner-Webb - Bottom of 4th

Plays	WCU	GWU
COLLIER, R doubled to right field.	7	7
KNIGHT, M grounded out to p; COLLIER, R advanced to third.	7	7
STIDHAM, A flied out to lf, SF, RBI; COLLIER, R scored.	7	8
DREHER, T grounded out to ss.	7	8
1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Western Carolina - Top of 5th

Plays	WCU	GWU
T. Waitley grounded out to p.	7	8
S. Dirks grounded out to 3b.	7	8
M. McPherson grounded out to 3b.	7	8
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Gardner-Webb - Bottom of 5th

Plays	WCU	GWU
TINEO, J struck out swinging.	7	8
SPAINHOWER walked.	7	8
DEATON, L grounded out to 3b; SPAINHOWER advanced to second.	7	8
MCLAUGHLIN fouled out to lf.	7	8
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Western Carolina - Top of 6th

Plays	WCU	GWU
YEARY, H to rf for TINEO, J.	7	8
B. Wonsick singled to right field.	7	8
T. Stewman reached on a fielder's choice; B. Wonsick out at second ss to 2b.	7	8
E. Kindle pinch ran for T. Stewman.	7	8
C. Marks reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop; E. Kindle advanced to second.	7	8
R. Butler lined into double play 3b to 1b; C. Marks out on the play.	7	8
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Gardner-Webb - Bottom of 6th

Plays	WCU	GWU
T. Stewman to 1b for E. Kindle.	7	8
COLLEY, C flied out to lf.	7	8
COLLIER, R flied out to cf to left center.	7	8
KNIGHT, M singled to right field.	7	8
FRESCHI, B pinch ran for KNIGHT, M.	7	8
FRESCHI, B stole second.	7	8
STIDHAM, A homered to left field, 2 RBI; FRESCHI, B scored.	7	10
DREHER, T lined out to 2b.	7	10
2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Western Carolina - Top of 7th

Plays	WCU	GWU
KNIGHT, M to 1b for FRESCHI, B.	7	10
A. Russell pinch hit for K. Lyda.	7	10
A. Russell singled up the middle.	7	10
K. Lyda to ss for A. Russell.	7	10
L. Bell reached on a fielder's choice; K. Lyda advanced to second.	7	10
T. Waitley flied out to rf to right center; K. Lyda advanced to third.	7	10
L. Bell advanced to second.	7	10
S. Dirks reached on a fielder's choice; K. Lyda out at home p to 2b to c.	7	10
M. McPherson struck out swinging.	7	10
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 2 Left on Base

Gardner-Webb - Bottom of 7th

Plays	WCU	GWU
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

	Stats
Hitting
29	At Bats	28
7	Runs	10
5	Hits	11
1	Doubles	4
0	Triples	0
1	Home Runs	1
6	RBI's	10
2	Walks (BB)	3
3	Strikeouts	1
Pitching
11	Hits	5
10	Runs	7
9	Earned Runs	6
3	Walks	2
1	Strikeouts	3
33	Batters Faced	31
1	Errors	1
Fielding
18	Putouts	21
6	Assists	11
.960	Fielding %	.970
0	Double Plays	1

Schedule